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BWM Talk Series: Unity in Diversity? The Role of Architectural Heritage in Identity-Building and Nationhood by Dr. Keith Tan Kay Hin
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Organised by Badan Warisan Malaysia.
BWM Talk Series Details
Date: Saturday, 7 September 2024
Time: 3.00PM
Venue: Badan Warisan Heritage Centre, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
Fee: RM20 per person (non-members), Free for BWM members
Light refreshments will be served.
Click HERE to register.
About the Talk
As the world grows ever more diverse, both in terms of tangible heritage as well as intangible identity and opinions, is it still possible to strive for unity in otherwise hyphenated societies? As one of the most diverse countries in the world, Malaysia can stand as a beacon and an example to others if we embrace our rich and diverse identity as a competitive advantage from which to build a resilient nation.
Because buildings are the largest tangible objects created by humanity, our architectural heritage has an extremely important role to play in narrating what makes us special. The importance of this heritage should not be limited to remembering the past, but rather as a building-block to a better future, because only by empowering heritage for progress can we truly achieve unity in diversity.
About the Speaker
Dr. Keith Tan Kay Hin is a UK-registered architect and is the author of two books about the heritage of Malaysia’s colonial-era Catholic mission schools. He obtained a doctorate in Tourism studies from Taylor’s University Malaysia in 2017, where he is also an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Building and Design. In addition to his teaching role, he is also a member of the university’s Liveable Urban Communities (LUC) Impact Lab and its Centre for Research in Tourism (CRiT). This has allowed him to lead and/or participate in research and scholarly activities together with Think City Sdn Bhd and ICOMOS Malaysia. He has a strong interest in the architectural heritage of Southeast Asia, and was the editor of several books dealing with this topic. In addition, Keith has a strong publication record in SCOPUS – indexed journals dealing with architectural heritage and tourism, and he is a regular architectural contributor for the BFM 89.90 radio station and other media outlets.
Chain Stitch Bookbinding Workshop By Little Syam
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Workshop Details
Date: Saturday, 24 August 2024
Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
Venue: Badan Warisan Heritage Centre, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, KL
Fee: RM180 for BWM Member, RM230 for Non Member (Includes material kits, tools and certificate of attendance)
Booking Deposit (non-refundable): RM 50 per pax
Min 8 participants – Max 10 participants
Click HERE to register.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Chain stitch bookbinding is a method of bookbinding in which all the pages and covers of a book are bound together using a single thread. This method allows a book to lay flat when opened, with a lot of flexibility. The chain stitch is originally a sewing and embroidery technique in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern.
This method adds a beautiful detail to the spine of your handmade book.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Samsiah Jendol, well known as Little Syam, is a graphic designer, a crafter, and a book binder with more than 20 years of experience. Each handmade book she has created is limited edition and one of a kind, using only selective materials and taking into consideration her passion for the choice of paper and fabric, as well as her personal design touch of hand silkscreen printing. All products by Little Syam are made from a labour of love, inspired by nature around her, her personal experience, and self-expression.
BWM Talk Series: Penang Heritage Food & Traditional Objects Used for Cooking by Dr. Ong Jin Teong
Organised by Badan Warisan Malaysia.
BWM Talk Series Details
Date: Saturday, 17 August 2024
Time: 2:30 PM (Kuala Lumpur, GMT+8)
Venue: Badan Warisan Heritage Centre, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
Fee: RM20 per person (non-members), Free for BWM members
Light refreshments will be served.
Click HERE to register.
Program:
2.00pm : Registration
2.30pm : Talk
3.15pm : Q&A session
3.30pm : Refreshments
Book signing
4.00pm : End of program
About the Talk
Dr. Ong Jin Teong will talk about Penang heritage food from a Nonya/Baba perspective, particularly regarding the predominantly Malay and Hokkien influences on Penang heritage food. He will also cover the South Indian and Thai influences, which distinguish Penang food from the Nonya food found in Melaka and Singapore. He will share insights on the Thai, Hainanese and English influences on Penang heritage food as well as explain the background and origins of the traditional Nonya dishes.
Jin Teong’s talk topics will include kuihs and food prepared using traditional utensils used for cooking. He will explain the rationale for his third book and provide brief highlights from main chapters of “THE TASTES OF HOME – Easy-to-Cook Dishes from Singapore and Malaysia”.
About the Speaker
Dr. Ong Jin Teong was born and raised in a Penang Nonya family. He was encouraged by his mother to cook at an early age. After obtaining his PhD from Imperial College, he joined Cable & Wireless, an international telecommunications company in London. He then moved to Singapore where he was a University professor specialising in wireless communications and systems. After his retirement from the Nanyang Technological University’s College of Engineering – Electrical Engineering, he continued to act as a consultant in wireless engineering and added another field of consultancy – Nonya Heritage food including Nonya cuisine.
He has extensively researched Penang and Nonya cuisines and is a sought-after authority on the subjects. He lectures, photographs, runs the occasional supper club and conducts classes on cooking and heritage related to food.
Jin Teong is the author of “NONYA HERITAGE KITCHEN: Origins, Utensils and Recipes” and “PENANG HERITAGE FOOD: Yesterday’s Recipes for Today’s Cook”. Both books won the Best Culinary History national award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. “NONYA HERITAGE KITCHEN” then went on to win the Best in the World Award in the final round in May 2017 at Yantai, China. “THE TASTES OF HOME – Easy-to-Cook Dishes from Singapore and Malaysia” is his latest book.
Warisan Weekend Market
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Badan Warisan Malaysia is excited to launch our Warisan Weekend Market on Saturday 15 June 2024 from 8am-12pm. Following the launch, it will be held every other Saturday from 6 July 2024 onwards. This is a curated morning market providing opportunities for artisan food producers, organic produce vendors, start-ups and artisans to sell their wares to our community of heritage lovers and friendly neighbours.
Click HERE to register as a vendor before 8 June 2024 or the 15 June 2024 session.
Location: Designated outdoor area, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
Day: 15 June 2024
Time: 8.00am – 12.00pm
Price: RM 120.00 per lot per day
BWM Summer Fair 2024
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Badan Warisan Malaysia is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the BWM Summer Fair 2024! Join us and discover a curated selection of local artisanal products, artworks, trendy fashion & home decor, and preloved collections. Come beat the heat with mouthwatering local treats and more.
Date: 14 & 15 June 2024 (Friday & Saturday)
Time: 10AM – 5PM
Venue: Badan Warisan Heritage Centre, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
Admission: Minimum donation of RM5 per person. #ShopForAGoodCause
BWM Talk Series: Sabah: Untold Stories of the Past by Avtar Singh
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Organised by Badan Warisan Malaysia.
Live Webinar Details
Date: Saturday, 8 June 2024
Time: 10:30 AM (Kuala Lumpur, GMT+8)
Venue: Virtual – Zoom Webinar
Free Admission
Click HERE to register.
ABOUT THE TALK
Sabah: Untold Stories of the Past touches on little known aspects of history many Malaysians may not realize or know about Sabah and it’s history in brief. This includes the people of the land, migration in and out of Sabah, relationships with China and India, the establishment of a Brunei Sultanate that ruled over Sabah for over 400 years till the early to mid-19th CE when there is a decline in Brunei influence over Sabah coastlines and how it’s past relationship through marriage with members of the former Sulu Sultanate has led to claims of ownership in the mid-17th CE till today over Sabah.
The arrival of the Portuguese and then the Dutch and English change the landscape of trade and relationships between various kingdoms and Empires in South East Asia including Borneo.
Brunei’s decline in its Sphere of Influence and control over the Sabah coastlines was caused by a number of internal and external factors which led to Sabah first becoming an American colony before a hand over and signing over of ownership to the Europeans.
This leads us to the demands for independence and self-rule before talks for a merger to form Malaysia and the pressures of the world forced its political leaders to agree to a merger to form Malaysia.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Avtar Singh spent over 20 years in the retail industry in Malaysia and began a transition into private historical research and writing in 2016. He presented his first historical talk in 2019 on The Battle of Midway and how that particular battle changed the Pacific War. He has since collaborated on debunking the false narratives of the Sulu Sultanate’s claims over Sabah and presented several historical papers on Sabah History and has tried to present a more accurate version of history of Sabah that has largely been missing from history books and story-telling.
He presented his findings to a national audience on the false narratives of the Sulu Sultanate in mid-2023 that has helped the Malaysian Government to challenge claims over Sabah in European Courts.
He is currently attached to the Goethe Institute of Germany as a private historical researcher and currently produces his own podcast @AvtarSinghHistory.
BWM Members’ Trip To Lembah Bujang
Badan Warisan Malaysia is delighted to announce that we are organising a trip to the archaeological sites in and around Lembah Bujang, Kedah on 29 and 30 June 2024.
Limited slots available for the visit. First come, first served basis. Deposit payment should be received by 2 June 2024. Click HERE to register!
More details of the trip in the posters below:
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BWM Talk Series: Medicinal Cures and Beauty Aids in the Malay Tradition by Zuraidah Ghani
Organised by Badan Warisan Malaysia.
Date: Saturday, 25 May 2024
Venue: BWM Heritage Centre, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 11am – 12pm
Fee: RM 30 per person (non-members), Free for BWM members
Secure your seat via online transfer (non-refundable). Cash payment available during registration at the venue.
Click HERE to register.
ABOUT THE TALK
When confronted with pain, we automatically reach out for remedies which are familiar to us. These remedies would have been passed on to us from family, friends and tradition through generations.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zuraidah Ghani developed an interest in antiques at an early age and has acquired a considerable collection over the years. Her pride and joy is her collection of betel boxes and paraphernalia associated with the habit of betel chewing. She wrote a book entitled ‘A Bugis Family’ about her family covering several generation, which was published in 2016. Zuraidah is an active long-time member of Badan Warisan Malaysia.
BWM Talk Series: Cameron Highlands: The Making of Malaysia’s Largest Hill Station by Enzo Sim
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Organised by Badan Warisan Malaysia.
Live Webinar Details
Date: Saturday, 20 April 2024
Time: 11:00 AM (Kuala Lumpur, GMT+8)
Venue: Virtual – Zoom Webinar
Free Admission
Click HERE to register.
ABOUT THE TALK
As one of the most popular holiday destinations in Malaysia, Cameron Highlands receives an average of slightly more than 1 million visitors every year. However, much of its history has been rarely talked about despite its popularity among international and domestic travellers. The talk will dive deep into the early history of the Cameron Highlands and examine the early efforts of the British colonial administration in developing the Highlands as a large scale hill station serving as a convalescence spot, education hub, agricultural station and various other functions. The speaker will retrace the footsteps of the early explorers and uncover the rich heritage of one of the largest colonial hill stations in Southeast Asia.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Enzo Sim is a history and international politics researcher who has a lifelong profound interest in the field of Southeast Asian history. As the former Staff Writer at the Penang Institute, he was known for his various articles in Penang Monthly that published his findings on key historical events that occurred in Penang and Malaya as well as the historical background of forgotten historical sites in Malaysia. Due to his passion in documenting the history of Penang Hill, he had also singlehandedly drafted the historical contents of the funicular railway gallery at the Penang Hill Gallery following his appointment by the Penang Hill Corporation as a member of the Penang Hill Gallery consultative panel. After concluding his stint at Penang Institute, he went on to join Joe Sidek Productions where he curated and drafted the contents of the KL Story permanent historical gallery in Central Market KL and BUKU2BOOKS digitised historical archive exhibition in collaboration with the US Library of Congress and the British Library during the KLWKND Festival 2021, as well as being in charge of planning the Jawi Peranakan exhibition during the Peranakan Festival 2021.
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